A biblical case of toxic love: Princess Salome desires the ascetic prophet Jochanaan (John the Baptist). Because he wants nothing to do with eroticism, she resorts to drastic measures. Mathieu van Bellen and Mathias Halvorsen have condensed Strauss' opera to its essence: The result is an intense chamber play in which the violin and piano embody an entire opera ensemble with great virtuosity.
A production by PODIUM Esslingen